I picked up my device countless times yesterday to comment on the attack on democracy but honestly I couldn’t find the words - emotions kept getting in the way. I’ve learned from @LeahEustace and @IanMAdair to let that happen and not fight it. I hoped today would be ...

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...different. Guess what? It’s not. 💔 😥

I was in my office ystrday, which is 5.6m/9km from the US Capitol building (on 9/11 I was in my then office, only 4m/6.4km from Pentagon).

FYI, proximity is real and it’s scary.

I have @AFPIHQ colleagues who live in...

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...DC and I worry especially about them greatly. I’ve had amazing convos w many of them checking in to c how they r doing.

Please do same with your friends and colleagues - check in with them. Some will be receptive, some not and that’s ok, we all deal w things diftly ...

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... Here’s what I know:

1/ @AFPIHQ never condones or supports violence or lawlessness in any fashion by anyone.

2/ the US has survived far worse assaults on democracy and the US will survive this too.

Let’s remember what #philanthropy means:

LOVE OF HUMANKIND

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Please focus on those three words and let’s move forward together as a community and work together for a brighter future for ALL humankind.

- Let’s us learn from the past

- Let’s us live in the now

- Let us work resolutely for everyone’s future

#AFPCommunity

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